Validating the use of report-derived Lund-MacKay scores

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dc.contributor.authorThwin, M.
dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, E.
dc.contributor.authorMcMains, K.
dc.contributor.authorAthanasiadis, T.
dc.contributor.authorPsaltis, A.
dc.contributor.authorField, J.
dc.contributor.authorWormald, P.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Lund-MacKay score (LMS) is the standard for communicating radiological extent of chronic rhinosinusitis in research. However, retrospective analyses are often hindered by a substantial lack of radiological data. Calculating LMS from radiologists' reports may overcome this but has not been formally validated. Methods: Twenty South Australian and 20 Texan patients with varying degrees of sinus disease were randomly chosen to undergo analysis. CT-derived LMSs were calculated directly by two expert rhinologists at each institution and compared with scores derived solely from accompanying radiology reports by two blinded reviewers. Results: The total LMS obtained via the expert rhinologists correlated very highly with that obtained from radiology reports (Spearman rank correlation, 0.75-0.88; p < 0.001). However, when individual sinuses were specifically analyzed, the correlation was highly variable. Conclusion: The results show that in both South Australian and Texan tertiary rhinology centers, radiologists' reports can be reliably used to calculate the total LMS.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMay Thwin, Erik Kent Weitzel, Kevin Christopher McMains, Theodore Athanasiadis, Alkis Psaltis, John Field, Peter-John Wormald
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 2009; 23(1):33-35
dc.identifier.doi10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3255
dc.identifier.issn1945-8924
dc.identifier.issn1945-8932
dc.identifier.orcidPsaltis, A. [0000-0003-2197-0797] [0000-0003-2967-1855]
dc.identifier.orcidWormald, P. [0000-0001-7753-7277]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/60589
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOcean Side Publications Inc
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3255
dc.subjectChronic sinusitis
dc.subjectCT scans
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjectLund and MacKay score
dc.subjectoutcome measures
dc.subjectradiology reports
dc.subjectretrospective data
dc.titleValidating the use of report-derived Lund-MacKay scores
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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